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in other news, congress provides plenty of materials for stephen colbert. today he returned the favor testifying before a house subcommittee in character as a faux commentator. not the strangest thing that's ever happened on capitol hill, but close. congressional correspondent nancy cordes was there. >> reporter: with stephen colbert at the witness table, this congressional hearing felt more like open mic night. >> i certainly hope that my star pow kerr bump this hearing all the way up to c-span 1. >> reporter: the fake conservative t.v. host was invited to testify about the plight of migrant farm workers after he accepted a challenge on his show. >> i >> i'll do it. >> reporter: to spend a day packing corn or picking beans. >> are there any beans in the shade? when you're picking beans you have to spend all day bending over, it turns out-- and i do not know this-- most soil is at ground level. if we can put a man on the moon, why can't we make the earth waist high? >> does one day in the field make you an expert witness? >> i believe one day of me studying
in other news, congress provides plenty of materials for stephen colbert. today he returned the favor testifying before a house subcommittee in character as a faux commentator. not the strangest thing that's ever happened on capitol hill, but close. congressional correspondent nancy cordes was there. >> reporter: with stephen colbert at the witness table, this congressional hearing felt more like open mic night. >> i certainly hope that my star pow kerr bump this hearing all the way...
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glenn beck had his big washington rally, now not to be outdone comedy central stars jon stewart and stephen colbert have announced dueling political rallies near the washington monument the weekend before election day. >> a million moderate march! where we take to the streets to send a message to our leaders and our national media that says we are here! we're only here, though, until 6:00 because we have a sitter! >> couric: stewart calls his event "the rally to restore sanity." colbert's is called "the march to keep fear alive." now back in the '70s there were 19 soap operas on t.v. come monday, there will be just six. >> and now for the next 30 minutes, "as the world turns." >> couric: the first half hour soap began on cbs in 1956 with actress helen wagner saying "good morning, dear." today after 18,558 episodes, "as the world turns" ended its amazing run. >> good night. >> couric: wagner, by the way, earned a place in the guinness record book for playing the same character for 54 years. man, it would be a lot easier if we didn't have to weigh 'em all. if those boxes are under 70 lbs. you
glenn beck had his big washington rally, now not to be outdone comedy central stars jon stewart and stephen colbert have announced dueling political rallies near the washington monument the weekend before election day. >> a million moderate march! where we take to the streets to send a message to our leaders and our national media that says we are here! we're only here, though, until 6:00 because we have a sitter! >> couric: stewart calls his event "the rally to restore...
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they're accused of stabbing stephen pitcairn in july. >>> some vindication for a motorcyclist. good morning, andrea. >> reporter: good morning, don. the 24-year-old is facing charges and he dodged a bullet yesterday when the judge through out the felony charges. >> get off of the motorcycle! get off the motorcycle! state police. >> reporter: it's a tape that became a youtube sensation. a 24-year-old air national guard sergeant recorded his traffic stop with his helmet camera. >> i thought that the officer was going to shoot me. >> reporter: he faced several charges for video taping the incident. >> legal advice was taken and they said, move ahead with charges. >> reporter: and they threw out four charges of the indictment and upholding the public's right to record during interactions with police officers. like the one with this police officer. he was caught on tape beraiding a skateboarder at the inner harbor. he was fired last month. >> when the police encounter us, they take the position that what we say is not private. and why shouldn't the same rules apply to the police tha
they're accused of stabbing stephen pitcairn in july. >>> some vindication for a motorcyclist. good morning, andrea. >> reporter: good morning, don. the 24-year-old is facing charges and he dodged a bullet yesterday when the judge through out the felony charges. >> get off of the motorcycle! get off the motorcycle! state police. >> reporter: it's a tape that became a youtube sensation. a 24-year-old air national guard sergeant recorded his traffic stop with his helmet...
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. >> reporter: stephen prothero is a professor of religion at boston university. >> we have a lot of people who love jesus but don't know much about him. we have a lot of people who believe and hope that the bible is the word of god but they don't really bother to read it. >> reporter: and it shows. on average, americans correctly answered 16 of 32 religious knowledge survey questions. >> the three groups that come out on top in this survey are atheists and agnostics, jews along with mormons. >> reporter: at the bottom? >> mainline protestants, catholics and those who describe their religion as just nothing in particular. >> reporter: here's some of the results from the survey. when asked the dalai lama's religion... >> hindu? >> i'm going to say hindu. >> sort sort of middle eastern religion. >> reporter: fewer than half of americans correctly answered that he is... >> buddhist. >> reporter: name of the first book of the bible. >> i don't know. >> reporter: more than a third of americans don't know genesis is the first book of the bible. here's another. what day does the jewish sabb
. >> reporter: stephen prothero is a professor of religion at boston university. >> we have a lot of people who love jesus but don't know much about him. we have a lot of people who believe and hope that the bible is the word of god but they don't really bother to read it. >> reporter: and it shows. on average, americans correctly answered 16 of 32 religious knowledge survey questions. >> the three groups that come out on top in this survey are atheists and agnostics,...
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still ahead, stephen colbert to a trip to capitol hill. we will tell you why. >> and look back at the life of a singer known for his scandalous life. >> a snake pit at the droiiiid. what this droid does will change how you do web connections. this creates a mobile 3g hotspot, powerful enough to fuel multiple devices at will. putting you at the center of your own world wide web. introducing the new droid x. the next generation of does. >> what the board patchy fog. predict what out for patchy fog. . watch out for patchy fog. you know your neighborhood better than i do. keep that in mind when you head out to school. [inaudible] mostly sunny skies. it is another hot day. we will break the record high temperatures. mid-90's for the high temperatures. the weekend will be cooler and in the mid-80's. >> minnesota ave close where police chase ended today. according to d.c., it is minnesota avenue that shutdown were branch avenue would emerge. 95 between richmond and baltimore will give you normal travel times this morning. >> thank you. americans
still ahead, stephen colbert to a trip to capitol hill. we will tell you why. >> and look back at the life of a singer known for his scandalous life. >> a snake pit at the droiiiid. what this droid does will change how you do web connections. this creates a mobile 3g hotspot, powerful enough to fuel multiple devices at will. putting you at the center of your own world wide web. introducing the new droid x. the next generation of does. >> what the board patchy fog. predict what...
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he is known for signing two notable players of the future, stephen strasburg, of course, and mike hoffler. the players were caught completely off guard. >> i do not think any of us saw lights coming. he is a part our organization and in turning things around and makes as a better team. >> i am disappointed. stanek has been a solid guy to lead on -- stan has been a solid guy to lean on. i wish him well in what every does. >> astin went on to say that he did not want to distract from tonight's game, but said he will bible to his plans -- he will divulged his plans for the rest of the season. >> hbo will air four hour-long episodes in its 24/7 franchised and it will premiere december 15. this rivalry has become a classic. they will face each other outdoors on new year's day. >> how great is that? >> that is going to be fine. >> >> the sickest kids in south east are about to get emergency -- world-class emergency care. >> the johns hospital is opening east of the anacostia river. it has everything a patient could need. >> into of having to take the bus or the metra to get to northwest were th
he is known for signing two notable players of the future, stephen strasburg, of course, and mike hoffler. the players were caught completely off guard. >> i do not think any of us saw lights coming. he is a part our organization and in turning things around and makes as a better team. >> i am disappointed. stanek has been a solid guy to lead on -- stan has been a solid guy to lean on. i wish him well in what every does. >> astin went on to say that he did not want to distract...
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. >>> has stephen colbert delivered his last joke on capitol hill? testimony from the comedian may have banned him from life. >>> a day after her first gubernatorial debate, meg whitman confronts a political firestorm after allegations she knowingly employed an illegal immigrant. first we're bracing for severe weather. here is bill karins with the latest. >> as advertised, a rough morning commute. already have flash flood warnings around d.c. tornado watch from philadelphia southward. new york city not looking pretty. this picture behind me in times square shows it. heavy in and tropical downpours in the city. there's a look at times square. only going to get worse as we go through out the day. this is a 24-hour event. the storm system is located in the carolinas and all of the moisture is coming straight up like this. it's going to rush all the way through the heavy populated areas especially from new york city south wards down through d.c. i mentioned the tornado watch. we do have a tornado warning just south of virginia beach there. just south int
. >>> has stephen colbert delivered his last joke on capitol hill? testimony from the comedian may have banned him from life. >>> a day after her first gubernatorial debate, meg whitman confronts a political firestorm after allegations she knowingly employed an illegal immigrant. first we're bracing for severe weather. here is bill karins with the latest. >> as advertised, a rough morning commute. already have flash flood warnings around d.c. tornado watch from...
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up next stephen colbert, he was asked to testify to congress about immigration and border security in character, not surprisingly he made a mockery out of both issues and made fools out of a lot of our lawmakers. congressman steve king was in that hearing. he is not laughing an is here next. also you saw it here yesterday, chrysler autounion workers boozing and smoking pot on the job. these are the same workers president obama praised two months ago. this is what they did five days after president obama left their plant. is this when they do when he praises them? the reporter who broke the story is here live with an incredible follow-up. >> hate to be a buzz kill but shouldn't you guys be building cars? don't you guys work out at the chrysler factory? you know, the government spent a lot of money bailing you guys out, and you coming out here on your lunch break drinking like this? where you guys going, man? you going to go build some cars now? call imperial structured settlements. the experts at imperial can convert your long-term payout into a lump sum of cash today. ready to try som
up next stephen colbert, he was asked to testify to congress about immigration and border security in character, not surprisingly he made a mockery out of both issues and made fools out of a lot of our lawmakers. congressman steve king was in that hearing. he is not laughing an is here next. also you saw it here yesterday, chrysler autounion workers boozing and smoking pot on the job. these are the same workers president obama praised two months ago. this is what they did five days after...
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did you notice stephen colbert his whole career is based on you? >> bill: is that right? i didn't know that. >> he is mocking you every night. that's what they do. >> bill: that shouldn't be allowed. >> maybe you should get 10%. >> bill: you are talking about money though. i'm glad you brought that up because stewart goes on oprah and he says. this go. >> that's glenn beck. >> yeah? >> he is my money maker. [ laughter ] you know what i call him? >> what? >> a kid's college fund. >> he does. >> bill: at least he is honest. >> i think there was an article on him. they asked me about jon stewart and i said hey, i think he is funny. i don't think is he fair but i don't think that's not his job. his job is to be funny. and if i were him, i would be doing the same thing. >> bill: you would be mocking yourself. >> i would be the easiest target. >> bill: i'm an easier target than you. >> any joke that jon stewart has done i have done at least five times before him. >> bill: on the radio. >> yes. >> bill: i'm an easier target than you i'm more bombastic than you. >> is that what i
did you notice stephen colbert his whole career is based on you? >> bill: is that right? i didn't know that. >> he is mocking you every night. that's what they do. >> bill: that shouldn't be allowed. >> maybe you should get 10%. >> bill: you are talking about money though. i'm glad you brought that up because stewart goes on oprah and he says. this go. >> that's glenn beck. >> yeah? >> he is my money maker. [ laughter ] you know what i call him?...
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that's not the real stephen colbert? i'm shocked to hear that. we didn't know that here in nevada. >> right. >> but seriously, the real problem is what you know. people hold congress in such disrepute already and think it's a joke and then they see steven colbert go before congress in character and make these comments, i can't see how that helps the democrats. they can say they're bringing a higher profile to a big issue, but people see it as a comedy show. >> here's even more of stephen colbert, vaughn. take a listen. >> i've got to ask, why isn't the government doing anything? maybe this ad jobs bill would help. i don't know. like most members of congress, i haven't read it. >> i guess vaughn, what i don't understand is, look, stephen colbert know who he is. he knew what he was doing and he certainly didn't make any pretense he was going to be anything other than what he was. why were all those members of congress sitting there? why didn't they leave? we heard conyers saying that. what about the republicans? >> conyers was sort of giving the ea
that's not the real stephen colbert? i'm shocked to hear that. we didn't know that here in nevada. >> right. >> but seriously, the real problem is what you know. people hold congress in such disrepute already and think it's a joke and then they see steven colbert go before congress in character and make these comments, i can't see how that helps the democrats. they can say they're bringing a higher profile to a big issue, but people see it as a comedy show. >> here's even more...
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stephen colbert recently spent a day working on a farm in upstate new york demonstrating what migrant workers go through. >> you said take our jobs please. i came and worked out there harvesting america's crops. tell me, do i have what it takes to be a migrant farm worker? >> i'm sorry, sir, but you are not qualified. >> oh, thank god! can i go home now? >> please. >> where is my driver? pablo? thanks, pablo. let's go. >> bill: because of that exposition, colbert was called to testify, if you can believe it today in front of a house committee that deals with immigration issues. here is what went down. >> this is america. i don't want a tomato picked by a mexican. i want it picked by an american. then sliced by gwatney mallen and served by venezuelan in a spa where a chilean gives me a brazilian. >> bill: you can see the testimony was schtick. the question is why is the house wasting money on that. joining us from los angeles leslie marshall and from washington dana perino. i have to applaud your attire this evening perfectly in context red and blue. i understand the committee wanted t
stephen colbert recently spent a day working on a farm in upstate new york demonstrating what migrant workers go through. >> you said take our jobs please. i came and worked out there harvesting america's crops. tell me, do i have what it takes to be a migrant farm worker? >> i'm sorry, sir, but you are not qualified. >> oh, thank god! can i go home now? >> please. >> where is my driver? pablo? thanks, pablo. let's go. >> bill: because of that exposition,...
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bill maher tuesday, and wednesday, united states justice of the supreme court, stephen breyer. how we doing so far? did you change the direction of the season premiere because of your cancer scare? >> i did. we decided to -- listen, the whole idea for us this year. the first year was about information, get people to understand what they can do to nudge their biology in the right direction. i realize what you really want to do is motivate people to act on what they've learned. what better way than to start with me? look at my mess-ups or the opportunities you learned from the lessons i've been picking up and maybe that will motivate you. it ties you in emotionally. oprah it taught me this. they don't act based on what they know. they act on fear. if they had a bullet whizzed past their head, they'll benefit. as your team shot behind the scenes i want to give you simple little steps. monday this big show is called just ten. >> larry: kicks off -- >> the big season, right. just ten pounds? assuming you're a woman, for example, under 200 pounds, you will reduce your chance of heart
bill maher tuesday, and wednesday, united states justice of the supreme court, stephen breyer. how we doing so far? did you change the direction of the season premiere because of your cancer scare? >> i did. we decided to -- listen, the whole idea for us this year. the first year was about information, get people to understand what they can do to nudge their biology in the right direction. i realize what you really want to do is motivate people to act on what they've learned. what better...
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did stephen colbert make a spectacle of congress or himself last week? we will debate that with ann coulter and marc lamont hill after this. we are back. if you live in chicago, ann coulter will appear there october 7th. you can check her website, ann coulter.com? >> yes. thank you. >> larry: find out where you can move to. comedian stephen colbert is getting mick reed views for his recent appearance on capitol hill. he testified last friday at a hearing on migrant labor. watch with. . we all know there is a long tradition of great nations importing foreign workers to do their farm work. after all, it was the ancient israel lights who built the first food pyramids, but this is america. i don't want a tomato picked by a mexican. i want it picked by an american, then sliced by a guatemalan and served by a ven necessary wail.in a spa with where a chilean gives me a brazilian. >> did they get it or not? >> they did. first of all that is hilarious. >> un. >> republicans don't have a sense of humor. >> that is why they are pretending to think it is funny. >> y
did stephen colbert make a spectacle of congress or himself last week? we will debate that with ann coulter and marc lamont hill after this. we are back. if you live in chicago, ann coulter will appear there october 7th. you can check her website, ann coulter.com? >> yes. thank you. >> larry: find out where you can move to. comedian stephen colbert is getting mick reed views for his recent appearance on capitol hill. he testified last friday at a hearing on migrant labor. watch...
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. >>> noted scientist stephen hawking is facing criticism from religious leaders for his latest books. in excerpts from his newest book printed thursday, hawking says god is not needed for the creation of the universe. he says the big bang was a result of the inevitable laws of science, that physics can explain things without the need for a benevolent creator. today the archbishop of canterbury says physics alone will not settle the question of why there is something rather than nothing. >>> in chicago it's something that young people can believe in. a group of performers is spreading a message of happiness through song. cynthia bowers reports. ♪ >> reporter: rap music often earns its bad rep, but this group is giving rap a whole new spin. ♪ you got the power to change >> reporter: meet chicago's happiness club. >> our message is, we're spreading happiness. we are spreading good vibes all over. ♪ >> reporter: its 50 performers come from different races and neighborhoods. they range in age from 6-year-old dawn butler -- are you a singer? a dancer? >> i'm a dancer. >> reporter: to
. >>> noted scientist stephen hawking is facing criticism from religious leaders for his latest books. in excerpts from his newest book printed thursday, hawking says god is not needed for the creation of the universe. he says the big bang was a result of the inevitable laws of science, that physics can explain things without the need for a benevolent creator. today the archbishop of canterbury says physics alone will not settle the question of why there is something rather than...
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stephen colbert testified before a subcommittee about immigration. he was talking about the plate of a lot of undocumented farm workers in the country, a lot of the folks that pick the apples and oranges that we use every day of our lives. what he was trying to get to, quote, migrant workers suffer have no right. he was a little comedic but he was also serious. take a listen. >> i've got to ask why isn't the government doing anything? maybe this ag jobs bill would help. i don't know. like most members of congress, i haven't read it. >> and there you see stephen colbert making a joke there. but trying to tell members that this bill could possibly help out a lot of these undocumented workers that face this situation. what colbert had done, he had actually gone to a farm at the invitation of the united farm workers in new york and did back-breaking work for ten hours saying he would never want to do it again. they offered this pledge said take our job essentially and offered it on its website and got 3 million hits and of those hits, 8,600 people follow
stephen colbert testified before a subcommittee about immigration. he was talking about the plate of a lot of undocumented farm workers in the country, a lot of the folks that pick the apples and oranges that we use every day of our lives. what he was trying to get to, quote, migrant workers suffer have no right. he was a little comedic but he was also serious. take a listen. >> i've got to ask why isn't the government doing anything? maybe this ag jobs bill would help. i don't know. like...
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stephen colbert was there. he was testifying about his experience before congress yesterday in character. the chairwoman of the subcommittee wanted to call attention to the problem saying celebrities add pizazz and controversy. >> picking beans, packing corn for hours on end, side-by-side in the unforgiving sun, i have to say, and i mean this sincerely, please don't make me do this again. it is really, really hard. for one thing, when you are picking beans, you have to spend all day bending over. it turns out, most soil is at ground level. if we can put a man on the moon, why can't we make the earth waist high? come on. where is the funding? >> they criticize it as a stunt. lamar smith said they drive down wages and take away from those who are here legally. >>> as a reminder, you can get your political headlines at our ticker, cnnpolitics.com. >>> you have heard of mommy bloggers. now, daddies are getting involved. >> this role is being completely reinvented. lots of men are out there wanting to talk about it.
stephen colbert was there. he was testifying about his experience before congress yesterday in character. the chairwoman of the subcommittee wanted to call attention to the problem saying celebrities add pizazz and controversy. >> picking beans, packing corn for hours on end, side-by-side in the unforgiving sun, i have to say, and i mean this sincerely, please don't make me do this again. it is really, really hard. for one thing, when you are picking beans, you have to spend all day...
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the 39-year-old, stephen broedy is expected to be released sometime today. >>> and the owner of the segway company is dead after falling off of a cliff riding one of the machines. the 62-year-old was testing a cross-country version of a segway near his estate in england sunday when he lost control of it. >>> now here's an early look at how wall street will kick off the day. the dow opens at 10,112 after falling 48 points yesterday. the s&p last 6 points and the nasdaq fell 11. taking a look at overseas trading. tokyo, sank 107 points. in hong kong, the hang seng dropped 230. >>> on the heels of a strong rally yesterday, wall street investors took a pause. however, corporate dealmakers were busy. dallas based southwest airlines bought airtran for $1.4 billion. despite the rumblings of higher ticket prices, airtran soared 61% while southwest shot up nearly 9%. >>> more ma action on the streets. alberta shares jumped after unilever discussed adding v05 to its lineup. >>> elsewhere, overseas, walmart is looking to expand oversees to buy south african retailer mass mart. research in motion is h
the 39-year-old, stephen broedy is expected to be released sometime today. >>> and the owner of the segway company is dead after falling off of a cliff riding one of the machines. the 62-year-old was testing a cross-country version of a segway near his estate in england sunday when he lost control of it. >>> now here's an early look at how wall street will kick off the day. the dow opens at 10,112 after falling 48 points yesterday. the s&p last 6 points and the nasdaq fell...
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take a look. >> stephen, i know, my rally is about being sane. in honor of the type of discourse i think we need to propose, i would like to say this, suck it, colbert. oprah's coming to my rally. not yours. oprah mentioned my rally. oprah mentioned my rally. oh, yeah. oh, yeah. >> yes. now, i know why they gave him the emmy. >> what are you going to do about it? >> i'm going to rock his world on october 30th. i don't understand why wow you'd have a rally to restore sanity. what does it mean to bring the moderates together to have their voice heard. they shouldn't be shouting. how can you be extremely moderate? that's like wearing extra medium. >> what do you think will show up? >> americans. you heard of them? >> how many? >> how many? early estimates are 1.5 billion people. all i want this is to be a generation-defining event. my only goal is everyone who is not there, on their death bed goes, i shouldn't have spent that time with my children. >> let me get your take on a couple of current issues. christine o'donnell? >> christine o'donnell. te
take a look. >> stephen, i know, my rally is about being sane. in honor of the type of discourse i think we need to propose, i would like to say this, suck it, colbert. oprah's coming to my rally. not yours. oprah mentioned my rally. oprah mentioned my rally. oh, yeah. oh, yeah. >> yes. now, i know why they gave him the emmy. >> what are you going to do about it? >> i'm going to rock his world on october 30th. i don't understand why wow you'd have a rally to restore...
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stephen colbert, was he making congress or making a point? ann coulter and marc lame melaml face off. i'll referee. that's next on larry kick live. good evening, our second week in new york and we kick it off with -- they lined up the wrong way. ann kulter is on the left, conservative commentator, "new york times" best selling author. and mark lam mo nt hill, professor at columbia university. he hosts the tv news magazine series "all world with black enterprise" on cable tv's one. you said in a recent interview, ann, you don't really want republicans to win both houses. why? >> well, part of is justi justification for what i think was going to happen. i never thought the republicans could take a senate because only a third of the senators are up in any one election cycle, and it happens that the third that are up this year come from very blue states. i mean, california, new york, oregon, washington. illinois, it's just not a good year for us and we have to pick up ten seats. i never thought we could pick up the senate. part of the reason i wa
stephen colbert, was he making congress or making a point? ann coulter and marc lame melaml face off. i'll referee. that's next on larry kick live. good evening, our second week in new york and we kick it off with -- they lined up the wrong way. ann kulter is on the left, conservative commentator, "new york times" best selling author. and mark lam mo nt hill, professor at columbia university. he hosts the tv news magazine series "all world with black enterprise" on cable...
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stephen hayes from "the weekly standard." a.b. stoddard of the hill. and syndicated columnist charles krauthammer. we have to point out at the start, mcdonald's denies the story and denies it has decided to do anything, but there is, steve, clearly a new requirement in the new healthcare reform law world we're going to be living in that companies are worried about. i would seem to me that the possibility that a company like mcdonald's would have to drop 30,000 workers is damaging. >> mcdonald's was backtracking because it probably didn't expect the memo to go public. the memo, itself, did suggest that mcdonald's might. take language verbatim of the it would be economically prohibitive for our carriers to continue offering the mini med plans and talk in places that it would deny coverage to 29,500 existing mcdonald's employees. i think the reporting was correct. now whether that means that mcdonald's overstated it to make its case to regulators to try to say you don't want to face a story where 30,000 people are without health insurance, but that is cle
stephen hayes from "the weekly standard." a.b. stoddard of the hill. and syndicated columnist charles krauthammer. we have to point out at the start, mcdonald's denies the story and denies it has decided to do anything, but there is, steve, clearly a new requirement in the new healthcare reform law world we're going to be living in that companies are worried about. i would seem to me that the possibility that a company like mcdonald's would have to drop 30,000 workers is damaging....
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o'reilly will appear on stewart's show next week, and today on capitol hill stewart's coho cohort, stephen colbert, will report on immigration reform. co colbert will be on "good morning america" talking to george stephanopoulos. >>> the tea party movement has become such a political power these days the fight for control in congress in the upcoming midterm elections could rest in the tea party's hands. >> where did this grassroots movement come from, and how did they become so popular, seemingly so fast? >> reporter: this is a tea party -- >> how would you like your tea? >> reporter: this is a tea party. and this is a tea party. so how did we get from this, to this, to this? it starts here. boston, massachusetts. 1773. colonists decide the british have more than bad feet, also bad taxes. destruction of a good drink leads to creation of a revolution. fast forward 236 years. economy in the toilet. housing in the gutter. national mood in the sewer. welcome to your new job, mr. president. >> so help me god. >> reporter: government enacts big stimulus, big auto bailout, big housing relief. it
o'reilly will appear on stewart's show next week, and today on capitol hill stewart's coho cohort, stephen colbert, will report on immigration reform. co colbert will be on "good morning america" talking to george stephanopoulos. >>> the tea party movement has become such a political power these days the fight for control in congress in the upcoming midterm elections could rest in the tea party's hands. >> where did this grassroots movement come from, and how did they...
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i'm a fan of stephen colbert and is very funny on his show, but it seems to me that a congressional hearing is not the place for that kind of humor. i understand the reason why members of congress want to try to bring attention to the issue and thought his celebrity could help them do that, especially with young people, for example, who don't pay attention to politics. but i'm not sure it succeeded in doing that. it seemed to me that it ended up mocking congress more than it brought attention to the issue. >> but john, if the point is to bring attention to it and engage the younger people and get younger people fired up about the issue to get something done, there is a method to the madness there, wouldn't you agree? >> well, if it achieves that goal, more power to them. but my suspicious is that what actually happened there, alex, was attention to congress pulling some sort of a stunt that went over with some people, perhaps, but didn't go over with a lot of others. >>> okay. right now to house speaker nancy pelosi, which she says she may push ahead on the bush era tax cuts even though the
i'm a fan of stephen colbert and is very funny on his show, but it seems to me that a congressional hearing is not the place for that kind of humor. i understand the reason why members of congress want to try to bring attention to the issue and thought his celebrity could help them do that, especially with young people, for example, who don't pay attention to politics. but i'm not sure it succeeded in doing that. it seemed to me that it ended up mocking congress more than it brought attention...
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. >>> comedy central host stephen colbert heads to capitol hill to testify before a house committee on illegal immigrant farm workers. colbert is considered an expert witness as spending a day on a farm as a picker. >>> and a glitch that kept an earth-bound capsule from docking is being figured out. the capsule will land back on earth tomorrow. >>> coming up later, underwraps. a compelling look at what it means to be muslim in america. >> our correspondent goes undercover to find out firsthand how women of islam are treated in this country. >>> for some of you, your local news is next. >> for everyone else, we'll be right back. and unlike the leading free detergent, tide free & gentle removes more residue from dirt, food, and sins. so you can be confident about every outfit you put her in, even the ones she chooses. tide free & gentle. style is an option. clean is not. also try new tide free in-wash booster. the more you spend, the bigger the bonus, up to $250 to use on your next purchase. start earning with as little as $75 spent, including great sale prices. hurry, sears bonus days a
. >>> comedy central host stephen colbert heads to capitol hill to testify before a house committee on illegal immigrant farm workers. colbert is considered an expert witness as spending a day on a farm as a picker. >>> and a glitch that kept an earth-bound capsule from docking is being figured out. the capsule will land back on earth tomorrow. >>> coming up later, underwraps. a compelling look at what it means to be muslim in america. >> our correspondent goes...
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first is not stephen furst, who played flounder in animal house. first has a kickstand for watching video. what will you do first with evo, the first 4g phone? only from sprint, the now network. deaf, hard-of-hearing and people with speech disabilities access www.sprintrelay.com. can your moisturizer do that? [ female announcer ] dermatologist recommended aveeno has an oat formula, now proven to build a moisture reserve, so skin can replenish itself. that's healthy skin for life. only from aveeno. so skin moments ago,h itself. the stylish new orbit packs. [ orbit trumpet ] let's see what they think. cork my canteen! churn my butterscotch! [ laughs ] shut the front door! more dirty mouths cleaned up with orbit. now, in stylish new packs. >> jimmy: hi there. hello. we are back. diane sawyer is with us. ray lamontague and the pariah dogs will be here and we were talking about -- well, we were talking about serious stuff but i want to talk about not so serious stuff, in particular, i wanted to mention this movie, this jennifer aniston and jason bateman
first is not stephen furst, who played flounder in animal house. first has a kickstand for watching video. what will you do first with evo, the first 4g phone? only from sprint, the now network. deaf, hard-of-hearing and people with speech disabilities access www.sprintrelay.com. can your moisturizer do that? [ female announcer ] dermatologist recommended aveeno has an oat formula, now proven to build a moisture reserve, so skin can replenish itself. that's healthy skin for life. only from...
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comedian stephen colbert testifies before congress as his alter ego. he certainly brought a few laughs, but did he help the migrant worker cause. michael smerconish will join me in the debate about this. >>> and developing now, 25 top executives from one of the nation's biggest banks which got billions in government bailout money is getting multi-million dollar bonuses. we'll see what dylan ratigan has to say about it. >>> now developing new details on the dramatic early bank robbery near miami, florida. the fbi says robbers kidnapped a bank teller from his home, strapped what was believe be a bomb to his chest, and used him to steal bank out of the bank of amica branch in the city. >> once
comedian stephen colbert testifies before congress as his alter ego. he certainly brought a few laughs, but did he help the migrant worker cause. michael smerconish will join me in the debate about this. >>> and developing now, 25 top executives from one of the nation's biggest banks which got billions in government bailout money is getting multi-million dollar bonuses. we'll see what dylan ratigan has to say about it. >>> now developing new details on the dramatic early bank...
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stephen wampler of california, husband and father of two, has cerebral palsy. and on sunday he left his wheelchair to begin the climb of his life. >> steve, how's it going, man? >> long day. seven hours climbing. >> reporter: steve is aiming to become the first person with cerebral palsy to climb the famed el capitan in yosemite national park. he trained for more than a year. each draining pull of that rope bringing him five inches closer to the top. but it is a towering challenge. el capitan is not just one empire state building but two. >> today is brutal. >> reporter: and today, suspended more than 1,000 feet above ground, we called him. hello, steve? hey, it's david muir in new york. how are you? >> good. and you? >> reporter: i guess you're just kind of hanging out. >> if you want to call it that. >> reporter: he's been climbing and sleeping on capitan for three days now. >> another 650 feet. so you're more than halfway there. >> yes. >> reporter: and none of this is surprising the woman who 15 years ago became steve's wife. >> at first i thought i bet he'
stephen wampler of california, husband and father of two, has cerebral palsy. and on sunday he left his wheelchair to begin the climb of his life. >> steve, how's it going, man? >> long day. seven hours climbing. >> reporter: steve is aiming to become the first person with cerebral palsy to climb the famed el capitan in yosemite national park. he trained for more than a year. each draining pull of that rope bringing him five inches closer to the top. but it is a towering...
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." -- "worthy of first amendment rights scrim stephen colbert testified friday and agricultural businesses. he recently took up a dare from the united farm workers union to live the life of a farmworker. he lasted one day on the job. >> i like talking about people who do not have any power and this seems like one of the least powerful people in the united states are my co-workers to come and do our work, but do not have any rights as a result. yet we still invite them to come here and at the same time as the into the. that is an interesting contradiction to me. these seem like the least of our brothers right now. a lot of people are least brothers because of the economy, and i do not want to take anyone's heart chip away from them, but margaret workers suffered -- migrant workers suffer and have no rights. >> those are some of the headlines. this is "democracy now!," democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodn. anti-war activists are gearing up for protests outside fbi offices in cities across the state-country today and tried to the fbi raided eight homes and offices of anti
." -- "worthy of first amendment rights scrim stephen colbert testified friday and agricultural businesses. he recently took up a dare from the united farm workers union to live the life of a farmworker. he lasted one day on the job. >> i like talking about people who do not have any power and this seems like one of the least powerful people in the united states are my co-workers to come and do our work, but do not have any rights as a result. yet we still invite them to come...
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. >>> comedian stephen could beryl is known for playing a foy conservative. find out why he will be testifying for real before congress today. >>> as early as today there could be an important legal decision concerning the military's don't ask-don't tell policy. that decision will come from someone here in california. now back to you. >> tori, thank you. >>> some folks out looking for a job are getting some help to prepare for job interviews from bart. bart collected gentle used professional clothing from bart commuters yesterday. bart is working with a non- profit group called wardrobe for opportunity. they help people out of a job find jobs. the group says being dressed well cap be crucial when it comes to making that very positive first impression. >> sesame street has decided to cancel a segment with katie perry because some felt her use fit was too sexy. a video was released and the show got complaints from parents about the pop star's cleave age. >> we have a lot to talk about this morning. we are live at san jose city college after two recent attacks o
. >>> comedian stephen could beryl is known for playing a foy conservative. find out why he will be testifying for real before congress today. >>> as early as today there could be an important legal decision concerning the military's don't ask-don't tell policy. that decision will come from someone here in california. now back to you. >> tori, thank you. >>> some folks out looking for a job are getting some help to prepare for job interviews from bart. bart...
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stephen. >> bp is going to release its report tomorrow into the causes of the oil spill. has the white house had an advance look at this? and secondly, given the past relationship between the administration and the company, what level of confidence do you have that this is going to produce a genuine finding into what caused the accident? >> well, look, i'll say this. i know of no one that has seen it here. i've certainly seen emails alluding to the notion that -- and clips alluding to the notion that this is -- this will be released. obviously i think we'd want a chance to look at the report. i think an important partner of that investigation, stephen, ultimately is going to get -- is going to be a look at the blowout preventer itself, which only recently, in the last few days, has been brought to the surface, and will give us a chance to see whether was this a design flaw, was this something that was just a problem that this blowout preventer had to deal with, and a whole host of things. so we'll certainly look through the report. obviously -- look through the report and
stephen. >> bp is going to release its report tomorrow into the causes of the oil spill. has the white house had an advance look at this? and secondly, given the past relationship between the administration and the company, what level of confidence do you have that this is going to produce a genuine finding into what caused the accident? >> well, look, i'll say this. i know of no one that has seen it here. i've certainly seen emails alluding to the notion that -- and clips alluding...
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. >> and about satirist stephen colbert who was invited to the hallowed halls of congress to testify about undocumented farm workers and delivered a comic parody with a comedic edge. speaker nancy pelosi thought it was just fine. her number two, not so much. >> i think his testimony was not appropriate. i think it was an embarrassment for mr. colbert more than the house. >> well, he was called by the democratic chair of the subcommittee. >> you asked me, chris, whether the testimony was appropriate. i think it was not appropriate. >> just to recap, congressman hoyer thought it was not appropriate. that is today's "sound of sunday." and just a brief correction to last sunday's program. we called army staff sergeant salvatore beginte the first living recipient of the medal of honor. we should have said the first living recipient of the medal of honor in the iraq and afghan wars. >>> up next, do you know how to spell murkowski? you may be surprised to know who didn't. ♪ [ male announcer ] every business day, bank of america lends billions of dollars, to individuals, institutions, scho
. >> and about satirist stephen colbert who was invited to the hallowed halls of congress to testify about undocumented farm workers and delivered a comic parody with a comedic edge. speaker nancy pelosi thought it was just fine. her number two, not so much. >> i think his testimony was not appropriate. i think it was an embarrassment for mr. colbert more than the house. >> well, he was called by the democratic chair of the subcommittee. >> you asked me, chris, whether...
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evidence is really overwhelming against this particular defendant, stephen hayes. today we heard the final testimony from the fire investigator, and he just got off the witness stand, actually. the lawyers are back in the courtroom, and we believe that the defense may present some evidence. brief evidence. in defense of mr. hayes, but i will say the burden is always on the prosecution, drew, to prove their case beyond a reasonable doubt. everyone watching the trial i have been in new haven, connecticut, watching the trial will tell you the evidence against this defendant is overwhelming. >> you said there may be some kind of defense presented. do you have any knowledge of what that defense, what the tactic will be? >> we are -- i'm sure at this point, the judge presiding over this case just indicate add few moments ago that the defense will be presenting some evidence. it may be brief evidence, and so we're unclear yet as to which witnesses they will be presenting, but we do know that they will be presenting some sort of case in his defense. >> i've talked to so ma
evidence is really overwhelming against this particular defendant, stephen hayes. today we heard the final testimony from the fire investigator, and he just got off the witness stand, actually. the lawyers are back in the courtroom, and we believe that the defense may present some evidence. brief evidence. in defense of mr. hayes, but i will say the burden is always on the prosecution, drew, to prove their case beyond a reasonable doubt. everyone watching the trial i have been in new haven,...
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i had some real good -- i worked with guys like stephen grossman who is a incredible guitar player and teacher and cab mullen has helped me a lot. i've gotten good over 30 years. i like going out and playing clubs like in evanston. >> as we heard a little earlier in the show and will hear a little bit later on in the show. you aren't big time movie actor, big name actor. fronting a good band. you actually have the chops. you are doing it yourself. >> i like to play it live. i knew to beat the actor singer song writer thing i had to -- i can't hide behind or inside a band. you put search guys around me and i can play in the wrong key just tune me down. i wanted to be out there naked so to speak. and i wanted to write my own stuff. my own material and a lot of it is funny. a lot of it is i get why they bought the tickets. i'm going make you laugh. harder than you in a long time and then drop in a serious one. >>> good stuff. all at space tonight at 8:00. it's 12:45 chicago avenue. truly, a great space to see any performer tonight. jeff daniels, 8:00 tickets are 25 to $38. maybe he will s
i had some real good -- i worked with guys like stephen grossman who is a incredible guitar player and teacher and cab mullen has helped me a lot. i've gotten good over 30 years. i like going out and playing clubs like in evanston. >> as we heard a little earlier in the show and will hear a little bit later on in the show. you aren't big time movie actor, big name actor. fronting a good band. you actually have the chops. you are doing it yourself. >> i like to play it live. i knew...
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stephen colbert is called before congress. is this a joke or expert testimony? >> mark preston live at the cnnpolitics.com desk for us this morning. mark, there's a lot to talk about this morning. >> there sure is john, there sure is, kiran. stephen colbert has capitol hill abuzz. fridays here in washington tend to be kind of sleepy. but today stephen colbert of comedy central is going to be on capitol hill testifying about this very hot-button issue of immigration. you know, he spent a day on a corn farm up in new york. spending really walking a day in the shoes of a migrant farm worker. he's been talking about it on his show the last couple of nights. i will tell you having watched those clips, it'll be interesting to see what he does say during this hearing. i suspect he's going to be probably sympathetic to the migrant farm worker. so stephen colbert on capitol hill, a story we're following here at cnn. very interesting story. but check this out, as well. governor chris cristy takes on a heckler. the former ebay ceo running for governor, and a heckler got up
stephen colbert is called before congress. is this a joke or expert testimony? >> mark preston live at the cnnpolitics.com desk for us this morning. mark, there's a lot to talk about this morning. >> there sure is john, there sure is, kiran. stephen colbert has capitol hill abuzz. fridays here in washington tend to be kind of sleepy. but today stephen colbert of comedy central is going to be on capitol hill testifying about this very hot-button issue of immigration. you know, he...
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but they did have time for stephen colbert to testify last week. nancy pelosi said in is a wonderful thing. majority leader steny hoyer disagreed with nancy pelosi. >> i think his testimony was not appropriate. i think it was an embarrassment for mr. colbert more than the house. >> he was called by the democratic chair. >> you asked me chris, whether the testimony was appropriate. i think it was not appropriate. >> sean: they don't have time to vote on how much the business in this country is going to be paying in taxes. >> oh god there we go. >> i agree with steny, i don't think it was appropriate. he said i think it was more embarrassing for colbert. that's what colbert does. he's a schtick guy why do we need him on capitol hill testifying -- >> sean: how about voting on -- >> i think it is embarrassing. he's got his show, do his show, do it from there. >> the idea of having celebrities testify has gotten out of hand. colbert testified in character. [ talking over each other ] >> hearings are supposed to be about listening -- eliciting informatio
but they did have time for stephen colbert to testify last week. nancy pelosi said in is a wonderful thing. majority leader steny hoyer disagreed with nancy pelosi. >> i think his testimony was not appropriate. i think it was an embarrassment for mr. colbert more than the house. >> he was called by the democratic chair. >> you asked me chris, whether the testimony was appropriate. i think it was not appropriate. >> sean: they don't have time to vote on how much the...